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An inn of chancery. See INNS OF CHANCEET.

At once; without interruption ; without delay or lapse of time. Putnam v. Langley, 133 Mass. 205.

1154

A Saxon coin worth four- pence. Du Fresne.

In old records. A close or Inclosure; a croft Cowell.

In old Scotch law. The sea-mark; high-water mark. Tide-mouth. Skene.

The words in a conveyance which show the estate intended to be conveyed. Thus, in a conveyance of land in fee-simple, the grant is to “A. and his heirs, to have and

The same as “tollbooth.” Also a place where merchants meet; a local tri- bunal for small civil causes held at the Guildhall, Bristol.

Wrongful; of the nature of a tort. Formerly certain modes of conveyance (e. g., feoffments, fines, etc.) had the effect of passing not merely the estate of the person making the conveyance,

The act or service of towing ships and vessels, usually by means of a small steamer called a “tug.” That which is given for towing ships in rivers. Towage is the drawing

In England, a shop deeper; a small shop-keeper. In the United States, a mechanic or artificer of any kind, whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. Richie v. Mc- Cauley,

Lat. In the civil law. The settlement of a suit or matter in con- troversy, by tlie litigating parties, between themselves, without referring it to arbitra- tion. Ilallifax, Civil Law, b. 3,

The reproduction In one language of a book, document, or speech delivered in another language. The transfer of property ; but In this sense it is seldom used. 2 Xtl. Comm. 204.

This is a pleading in chancery, and consists of a denial put iu by the plaintiff on behalf of the defendant, generally denying all the statements in the plaintiff’s bill. The effect

L. Fr. A great-great-grandfather. Britt. c. 119. Otherwise written “trcsaicl,” and “tresayle.” 3 Bl. Comm. 186; Litt.

In old English law. The space of three days. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 31,

Lat. In the civil law. The reply of the plaintiff to the rejoinder of the defendant. It corresponds to the surrejoinder of common law. Inst 4, 14; Bract. 1. 5, t 5,

Conformable to fact; correct; exact; actual; genuine; honest “In one sense, that only is true which is conformable to the actual state of things. In that sense, a statement is untrue which

A measure of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads.

The office and power of a tutor.